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THE WEATHER TODAY For North Carolina : Occasloral showera For Raleigh : Occasional showers. TEMPERATURE, " a'7yJmfnlun for the ' noun; - 85. MlKlm 71. Vol. IX . RAEEIG-H, N. C. SATURDAY, JULY 8. 1905 No. 33 11 I V II I TT 1 II MlO i t " .' - ' - - "' . - - - ' "" ' - " JHOKER liii! M TIDQ ill 0 leporl of Secret Service Agents Will Be Seolianal IOLMES GREW WEALTHY Statistician Hyde's Integrity Not Involved, but. He Will Be Cen- Bured for Not Detecting iLeak or i Juggling Matter Has Not Been Whitewashed By THOMAS J. PENCE Washington, July 7. Special. The report ot the secret service agents on the cotton scandal in the department of agriculture will be a sensation. It will be made public tomorrow. There is the best of authority for the statement that the report will show that the charges of Richard Cheatham of Atlanta, secrelajl of the Southern Cottcn Growers Association," that fig ures relative to cottcn crops were not only - manipulated for the purpose of affecting the market at different times, but that they were given out in ad vance by Edwin S. Holmes, associate statistician, who was suspended some days ago, for use in a speculative way to the profit of a' broker in New York end Holmes and probably other per sons. Ilo'.mes' 'removal will be an nounced by Secretary Wilson tomorrow. The broker is said to have used the Information in tha eNw York market and elr.ewhere throughout the country. The secret service agents followed ';he operations of Holmes into devious jathways. They found that he had rrown immensely wealthy in a few year?, while receiving a small govern :nent salary, that he had made $72,000 ,n one deal, that he is building a $200,000 apartment house in Washington, that 'na coivlucts a millinery store in New i'ork in partnership with one Moses Iloff, that he owns real estate in cities outside of Washhington and a large fjrm in a northwestern state. To what extent the broker profit ed by the Holmes leaks it is im pcss'ble to learn at this time. That Holmes and the broker did an official business in cotton will be brought out In strong language. One broker is said to be mentioned in the report which will be given out to morrow, but several are known to have Leen benefited by department leaks. There have been reports in. Washing ton and New York for more than two years that some one having an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the buxeau of statistics was furnishing brokers with information which was used n the market. They were gener ally discredited and no attention paid to them in ofncal quarters. Secretary Cheatham did not get a cordial reception when he arrived here tome weeks ago to file his charges, but he persisted and was finally given a hearing. Soon after Holmes was sus pended. There is a belief here that the publi cation of the cotton scandal report to morrow will not end the incident. An Intimation was given ou tonight that rn information just received today the Inquiry may be revved and lead to an other direction. - The integrity of' John Hyde, the satistician of the depart ment. was not 'involved in the charges of Mr. Cheatham, and Mr, Hyde did not become involved as a re sult of the investigation. It is under stood that -he will be censured at least for no having detected the "leak" or the "Juggling," which is said to have irono oh under his" very nose for the last two years. There is a prospect that the division rt statistics will be reorganized as a result of the disclosures. Whether this i will result in Mr. Hyde's ultimate re ' tirement from the department or Ills transfer to some other office has not, It is understood, been determined These are details, it is said, that will f come" up for the consideration f Seere. tary Wilson later. It was learned today for the first ime that in his early interviews with Secretary Wilson, Mr. Cheatham ac ' Quainted him with the manner in which the cotton figures had been juggled, r.d that in the documents submitted to the secretary the finger of suspicion oointed to a. certain official. Just what ihe scheme was and how it operated 'las not been disclosed, but it will be ' utlined in the published report. It is Impossible to learn whether more than )ne official will have to walk the plank as a result of the investigation., , The authorities have handled the in quiry with such secrecy that the im pression got abroad recently that a "whitewash" would be the 'inevitable outcome. But it is explained that in rder to prosecute the inquiry Jsuc tessfully the utmost secrecy had to be observed as to the manner in which jt was being conducted, and as to who as under surveillance. ,The scandal has not been "whitewashed," is is as- uuuuiv serted in the strongest possible terms, and further it is declared that such suggestions are unfair to Secretary Wilson. : , Congressman Pou to Mrs. Hay Among the telegrams sent Mrs. John Hay expressive of sympathy on the occasion of the sudden demise of her distinguished husband wag the follow ing from Representative E, W. Pou of the Fourth district: "Mrs. John Hay, Newbury, N. H.: I am shocked and deeply grieved at your great bereavement. The world's greatest diplomat has been taken. ' I beg you to accept for myself and my people most tender sympathy, for wa have all sustained a personal affliction in the death of this great and good American. (Signed) "EDWARD POU." Demand for Monazite A report issued by tne .United States Geological Survey today' states that there is a growing demand for mona zite, which is supplied exclusively from North and-South Carolina. This min eral is used almost entirely for the I Z7Z? rVlr land other incandescent gas lights. The report states that a eeries of experi ments was -made by Messrs. Charles Baskerviller and T. B. Foust to de- termine the economic value of some of these rare earth compounds as mor dants. Their general conclusion was that the rare earths can have little practical application as mordants. Mr. W. P. Rose of Raleigh, the well known architect, is in Washington, be ing interested in the drawing of plans for several large structures to be erected here. "North Carolina," Mr. Rose said today, "is enjoying a re markable era of prosperity, which Is evidenced by the building and im provement going on all over the state. Raleigh is going forward all the while, and the building there is in keeping with its reputation as one of the most beautiful cities in the south.". An order has been issued at the navy department announcing the retirement of Lieutenant Commander " Richard Henderson of North Carolina from the navy under the provisions -of the per sonnel act.. In all fifty-five line offi cers asked for retirement under this act. Claud Lashley is appointed rural car rier in route No. 1, from Stagville, with Lee Lashley as substitute. Among today's visitors were A. B. Andrews, Jr., who has been attending the meeting of the State Bar Associa tion at Lake Toxaway, and Col. John S. Cuningham. SOCIALISTS TICKLED Barring of Jaures a Big Advertisement Meeting Will Now Be a Protest. .Von Buelow's Polite Note Thought to Indicate Spread of Socialism. Conservatives Indignant Berlin, July 7.t Although the social ists profess indignation at Chancellor von Buelow for his action in prohibit ing, tlje' noted French socialist, Jean Jaures( from addressing a meeting of the socialist democrats here, and the Vorwaerts is savagely vituperative on the subject, it is recognized that the chancellor's action lias given the party a big advertisement and is likely to swell the demonstration. The meeting will now take the form of protest. The conservatives are wholly pleased by the ban placed on M. Jaures( but are contemptuously indignant over what they term Prince von Buelow's polite apology. They would stop, the nonsense straightway with blood and iron meth ods. Paris, July 7. -The French socialists are not pleased wuth Germany's action in brarring M. Jaures from Berlin, but they are tickled to death by the man ner in which Chancellor von Buelow communicated his decision: It is an advertisement worth having. M. Jaures himself has riot lost sight of this point. He writes to the Humanite that the chancellor's action affords the strongest possible indication of the spread of so cialism The Temps, the organ of the ministry of foreign affairs, writes restraineHly on the subject. Its reference to "the Chancellor's abnormal act" in dealing direct with M. Jaures through the Ger man ambassador seems" to indicate that the minister of foreign affairs is nettled Jaures WIIJ Print Speech Paris, July 7. Jean Javres will soon pubTlsTi in a German,, review the lecture which he was to have delivered at a meeting of the German social Demo crats in Berlin next Sunday, but which he will not be able to deliver now, cs the German government has forbidden his appearance in Berlin. Mrs. Eva Taylor Dead Oxford, N. C, July 7. Special. Mr. Eva Taylor, wife of! the late William Taylor, died at her home here this afternoon after an illness of - several months. She was the daughter of the late "Wiley Grandy of Norfolk. Va. Six children survive her, among these be ing Mfs. waiiam Smith of "Wilson. THE LAWYERS MAKE MERRY Clement Manly President of Bar Association ADJOURNED YESTERDAY Vote on Changing Method of Exam ining Applicants for License De ferred Until Next Meeting Re port of Code Commission Honors to Col. Trios. S. Kenan Lake Toxaway, July 7. Special. Tha Bar Association adjourned this morn ing and a majority of the people who attended it have gone home. It was a convention of the best and brightest people of the state at the most beauti ful spot imaginable, and whoever did not enjoy it was sick. After the excitement "last night over the question of changing the method j of examining applicants for license, a lively time was expected this morning when the discussion was resumed. Tha audience, chamber, the Inn ball room, was not taking the--opposite view from, of smoke. The brethren had got to gether over night and agreed. Col. Pickens .one of the oldest mem bers and as pleasant of speech as any, had a few things to say, the first of which being . that he had once been hampered "by two faults, modesty and good looks." "You have entirely recovered," said a voice. (Laughter.) Col. Pickens opposed, any change. Judge Womack moved to defer any vote on the matter until the next meet ing on this and cognate matters.. Mr. Jones of Caldwell objeced to this. He said Judge Womack had changed his position. Mr. Biggs asked him if he i was not taking the poposite view from his contention last night, and they laughed Mr. Jones out of a reply. But Mr. Jones kept on and finally, during his own remarks, underwent a change ofmind and recommended that Judge Womack's motion carry. The question Was referred to a committee. Mr.' F. H. Busbee read the report of the committee on nomination of offi cers. The vice presidents, in the order of their districts, were as follows: S. C. Bragaw, F. D. Winston, F. C. James, A. C. Zollicoffer. S. C. Whistler, H. L-. Godwin, N. A. Sinclair, R. H. Hayes, P. C. Graham, I H. Clement, A. E. Holton, O. F. Mason, Edmund Jones, S. V. Pickens, M. W. Brown and Kope Elias. i Additions to the executive committee were T. T. Hicks and Julius C. Martin. Lieutenant-Governor Winston nomi nated Mr. Clement Manly of Winston Salem for president of the association and Mr. Kope Elias nominated Judge Charles Moore of Asheville. Mr. Elias made a hit in his closing sentence: "Do not go away and make empty panegyric speeches about us and leave us without honor in our own county." " "The secretary," said Judge Win ston, "will announce the result." "The secretary will hand the result to the chair," corrected President Kenan, creating a storm of laughter, "and the chair will announce the re- suit.' Mr. Manly was elected, having re ceived 62 votes to' Judge Mbore's 27 Mr. Kope Ellas then moved to make the Manly election unanimous and the motion was carried. Judge T. B. "Womack then read the report of the code commission, to which the lawyers listened carefully, and which they interrupted with questions. Judge Womack and his colleagues were given a vote of thanks for their faith ful services. . Mr. W. W. Kitchin read the repprt or Major uutnrie ior tne commiitee on legal ethics. j There was now but : one thing else to be done. Mr. Jones of Caldwell called on General T. F. Davidson to present the thanks of the association to Colonel Kenan for the excellence of his services as president. . "Don't do 'that," protested Colonel Kenan. "Don't make it a predecent." But they ignored the protest and General Davidson, peerless gentleman that he is, proceeded to obey, the call. It was evidently embarrassing , ..to Colonel Kenan to have these compli mentary things addressed to himself. Someone noticed this and moved that General Davidson take the chair tem porarily. He did so and, as president, rnade his speech. Elks Are Gathering - Buffalo, N Y., July 7. The advance guard of the Elks are arriving here for next week's reunion of that order. Among today's arrivals were Grand Exalted Ruler O'Brien of Baltimore, Past Grand Exalted Rider Joseph T. Fanning ofIndianapolis, Grand Secre tary F. T. Robinson of Dubuque, la., and Grand Trustee-B. F. McNully of Austin, Tex. ; According to the grand secretary the order now has 985 lodges with a mem bership of 200,040. Fifty-five new lodges -were instituted during the year. Messrs. O'Brien, and Fanning and members of the grand lodge committee of the good of the or der will go to Toronto today to hear an appeal from the Canadian order cf Elks for affiliation with the American order, memberships tn - whichtt is con lined exclusively tcT American citizens. REVIEW OF TRADE ;, Steel . and Railway Equipment the Features Cotton Goods Stocks New York, July 7. RG. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: 0 , " '" :f .: Customary Quiet commercial condi tions at mid-summer were augmented by the interception of a holiday. In wholesale and jobbing circles there was an unusually brisk duplicate or der for -business. Structural steel and all forms of railway equipment are the prominent features of the iron industry, but quiet conditions prevail at coke ovens and pig iron furnaces. Sensa tional soaring of quotations for raw material threatens tne stability of the leading textile markets, although con sumption is not yet perceptibly dimin ished by rapidly rising price lists. New contracts for iron and steel arc still confined to the few depart ments that have been overcrowded for months, especially rail mills and the plants producing structural shapes, several large bridge contracts are still ponding, and , vessel1 construction is another feature, whilsf the railways seek all kinds of rolling stock. Plate mills are not able to make deliveries at specific dates. 2 Any protracted maintenance of high prices for raw cotton would establish cotton goods on a much higher level, and this operation would be cmpara tively simple because of the limited stocks at all points. 'Similar conditions prevail in ether leading textile indus tries, except the raw material has fluctuated less of late, j Increased activity is noted In the hide market. Foreign jhides are dull, the present demand being restricted to light leather. - I Salesmen have returned from west ern trips, bringing liberal orders for spring shoes, and buyers In the Boston market are operating freely on initial contracts. '.' Commercial failure? this week in the United States are 1$0 against 249 last week. Failures in Canada are 21 against 16 last week. 1 ' TO DETHRONE THE CZAR . Conspiracy Among Reaction aries Is Reported Demand a Stronger Ruler to Hold Reformers in Check Imperial Family May Go to Estate Near Moscow 1 London, July 8.-The Vienna corre spondent of the Chronicle claims to have excellent authority for sayiag that a conspiracy s afoot among the Russian reactionaries to dethrone the czar. They reproach the emperor for his excessive weakness and incom pliance, as shown j by his projected forms which are calculated to under mine the power of the bureaucracy. They demand ; a stronger . ruler, who will' be able to hold the reformers in check. The reactionaries desire as Nicholas' successor Grand Duke Alex ander .Michaelovitch or Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch. The correspondent adds that it is rumored that the czar and his family are about to take I up their residence at Allynsoke, the beautiful estate near Mjoscow of the Grand Duke Surgis, where the palace is being prepared for the reception of the imperial family. 150 Sailors Imprisoged Sebastopol, Julyj 7. As a result of the investigation into the mutiny on the transport Prout, 150 sailors have been imprisoned in the fortress here. The others are still on board. Famine Threateened St. Petersburg, July 7.-Famine is threatened in many of the northern central and southern provinces, the crops having failed because of drought. Won't Have de Wilts StPetersburg, July 7. It is ofiicially announced' here that the government has declined to nominate M. de "Witte as a peace plenipotentiary. Plot on Aurora Discovered Manila, July 7 A half-formed plot by Russian sailors to kill the officers of the cruiser Aurora has been discov ered. Rear Admiral Reiter has order ed the monitor Monadnock to anchor close to the Aurora and will remove the merchant shipping from the neigh borhood of the Russian ships. The Russian officers. believe they know who the ringleaders are, but are awaiting developments before impris oning them. j Admiral Reiter may place American (Continued on page tow). F BATTLE Left Theodosia Before Kro ger Got There DID NO DAMAGE TO TO VN She Coated From a British Collier Overhauled Near Port Krcger Said to Have Caught the Rebel and Many of Her Men Killed and Wounded London, July 8. The Odessa corres pondent of the Standard telegraphs a report that Admiral Kruger's squadron engaged the Kniaz Potemkin and that many of the Kniaz's men were killed and wounded. . The report is-not con firmed. The correspondent adds: '"In conse quence of the military censorship it is extremely difficult to obtain trust worthy news from the southern Crimea, but since the plot for a gen eral naval reyolt failed, I find there Is a considerable change in the point of view from which the people regard the doings of the Kniaz Potemkin. At first the battleship appeared in the light of a great aggressive force ar rayed on the side of the popular strug gle for freedom and a constitutional government.. By the collapse of the naval plot, the purposeless movements and threatening attitude of the Kniaz Potemkin and not least by her black miling exploits, the people have be come worried and exasperated and con sider her a roving pirate. This, per haps is scarcely just to the mutineers, as it is certain they were led to believe that they would be joined by a great military revolt here. Moreover, in maintaining their attitude of defense the ere wof tije battleship were then hampered by their need of provisions and coal. The tragic end of .the sit uation- can not be far away." . Left Before ihe Fleet Came , St. Petersburg, July 7. The Kniaz Potemkin escaped from Theodosia be fore the Black Sea fleet arrived there from Sebastopol, and as the fleet did not put into Theodosia, it is presumed the warships are in pursuit of the Kniaz Potemkin. The advices received by the ad miralty, however, are meager and most conflicting. It is considered possible that "Ensign and Quartermaster" AlexiefC, "who commands the Kniaz Po temkin, was advised of the fleet's com ing and left Theodosia. At any rate, it is lear that she coaled from a British ship, which she subsequently released, and then sailed away. Did Not Bombard Theodosia Odopsa, July 7. A consular dispatch from Theodosia says that the mutinous battleship Kniaz Potemkin has left there. The report that she bombarded the town before departing is denied. She did not damage the town. Found the Bird Flown Theodosia, July 7. e Russian i tomedoi boat destrover Symetelnl. i ..... j, n. i. wnicn was majmsu. wuu a uiuiiicci 'crew and sent in pursuit of the rebel bat j tleship Kniaz Potemkin Tavritchesky, ! arrived here today to find the Potem kin gone. She coaled and put to sea, presumably to continue to chase the mutineers. Overhauled a British Collier London, July 7. The Kniaz Potem kin, according to a dispatch from, Theo dosia, allowed a British collier to leave port and then followed her out to set and took a quantity of coal from her. Story of Mutiny on Catherine II St. Petersburg, July 7. It is reported that the crew of the battleship Cather ine II of the Black Sea fleet has joined the mutineers. The crew of the bat tleship Catherine II numbers 520 men. The sltip is an old one, ana sne was laid down in 1883, and is of little fight ing value. She has a tonnage of over 10,000, a speed of sixteen knots and a coal capacity of 870 tons. She carries six 12-inch guns and a number of quick-firers and' has seven torpedo tubes. Rumor of Trouble on Kniaz Petersburg, July 7. Rumors, of St. trouble on board the Kniaz Potemkin are numerous. It is stated that one of tA crew' who deserted tnat life Of the ship is unbearable . Most of the crew are drunk continu ally. ' Fully 400 are anxious to surren der, but are overawed by the minority rvntr-i tKi nrms. Another story icnriAri n nnm'r of the -.x.j i -.. ---v, Warning the People Novorosslsk, July 7. A squadron consisting of four battleships, including- TELL 0 WITH MM the Georgi PoWedonosteflf, a cruiser, a torpedo cruiser and four torpedo boats, arrived here this evening going: south. An official notice ha9 been posted warning the people if the Kniaz Po temkin arrived here not to go on the streets. AN UMPIRE TURNS v Suit Against Mississippi , Paper lor Criticism of Rulings New Orleans, July 7. Morris Hatton of New Orleans has brorueht suit In tha lunited State district court of Missis sippi against the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger for JIO.OGO damages for a criticism of his rulings as umpire of a baseball game between the Canton and Jackson teams. Ration was offloia! umpire of the Delta baseball league: In the game mentioned Ms rulings aroused tho in dignation of. the Jackson rooters, and the Clarion-Ldger, in its account of the game, started oft with "Of all the robbers who ever walked abroad in the guise of an umpire, Hatton is easily the worst. As a partisan arbitrator of the great American game he not only takes the cake, but swipes the whole bakery and the" cook book as well." There was much more to the same effect. Hatton says was seriously injured by the article- and deprived of the means of making a living, and therefore wants compensation. SHOT TO DEATH ON CAR A Negro Charged Witn Attempted Criminal Assault , Taylorsville, Ky., July 7.Lon Bard, a young negro charged with an attempt to criminally assault Mrs. Chester Crawford of the Normandy neighbor 'hood, was shot to death, this afternoon; while being taken to Shelbyville on a train for safe keeping. He had been in jail here, and fearful of a mob tonight it was decided to take him away. When the train made its regular stop at Normandy, station twenty-five men got aboard. The negro, with the officers, in the smoking car, and before the trainmen or the officers knew what was happening there was a thunder of fire arms and the negro was dead, riddled with bullets and buckshot. It Is generally accepted that he was killed by Chester Crawford, husband of the negro's intended victim. THE ANNOUNCEMENT In Two Weeks Elihu Root Will Take Oath of Office Mr. Root's Decision Was Finally Reached on President's Special Train During the Run From Cleveland Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 7. Official announcement was made here today that Elihu Root has been appointed secretary of state. The announcement was made today on the authority of President Roose velt in the following statement given out by Secretary Loeb: "Elihu Root has accepted the tender by the president of the secretaryship of state. He will take the oath of of fice in a couple of weeks, but it will necessarily be some little time before he closes up his business affairs. He will not go to "Washington permanently until some time in September." President Roosevelt is much gratified at Mr. Roof s acceptance and is deeply with several hundred thousand oa es cnoi M,rifi,. nriJthat did not come mio sighc. by Mr. Root m again taking up the burdens and duties of a member of the cabinet. The decision of Mr. Root was reach ed finally on the president's special train during the run of the president's party from Cleveland. For personal reasons entertained both by the presi dent and by Mr. Root it was deemed desirable not to announce me ueciiun publicly until the president naa re turned to Sagamore Hill. It is the intention of Mr. Root to assume the duties of secretary of state nracticallv at once, although it will be perhaps two weeks before m I f .,, v take the oath of office. His professional interests are so large that he will have to devote consider able time to a satisfactory arrange ment of them before he goes to Wash ington to take. permanent charge of the state department. When he takes active charge of the department he will give up entirely his law practice. Tried to Murder His Bride New Orleans, July- 7. John L. Flynn, who married Miss Virginia Hudson of Greely, Col., a few weeks ago. attempt ed the murder of' his bride today at Kaplan. La., and believing ner aeaa ! committed suicide by shootin himself tin the head. He opened fire on his wife as he entered her room at the j hotel. The young woman, who is only 15, fainted from fright and Flynn be- lieving he'had killed her. turned the; gun on himself. COTTON MARKET ill NERVOUS Frequent Waves of Buying and Selling TRADE IS MUCH AT SEA peculators Working on the Tea Million Bale Theory, Following Crop of 1903 In Reality, Pres ent Situation Seems More in Lina With That oi 1900 New York, July 7. Thew waa practL ', cally no change in the excited charac ter of the cotton market, and price' moved around in the same nervou fashion a3 during the previous day this week. October opened below and after a temporary advance prices' broke 10 points to 10.63. From this ' level the market recovered to 10 and trading was on a liberal scale, t was-i reported: that some New Orleans opera- - tors were short and trying to start ai ' break through selling abroad, but it' was not a weak market in the face of' selling. At the decline one hou?e bought som 20,000, or 23,000 bales, and this amount of cotton taken from, the ring left the supply of contracts limited. While re ports on one hand led to the belief that shorts were trying to break the market, the character of the buying showedi conclusively that the larger speculative interests were doing their utmost to start another whirl over 11 cents. There were frequent waves of buj-ing and selling that left the course of the market more obscure than was the casa yesterday and the tone was such that many operators withdrew from the ring. It was evident that the market was one In which, mere force of buying could readily start another rise, ani yet any effort to sell a large amount of cotton might' readily start selling by those who have large paper profit3, and the result would be that usually attending a one sided affair. In the uncertainty smaller traders left the market to the larger operators ,andi large blocks of cotton changed hands at varying prices. There were showers in various part of the cotton belt this, morning, with; more predicted. The rainfall was not excessive in any instance however, and it is an open question whether tha weather map is now unfavorable. Un der ordinary eircum-stances the situa tion would be regarded as satisfactory. i but aftre the deterioration shown as result of June weather the trade i3 very muchh at sea. The worst is feared and the worst is being prepared JVr. That is, the speculative portion of the trade is working on the 10,000,000 bale crop theory, followin gthe crop of 1903. with" conditions about the same as this year, according to the Washington re ports. But in reality the present situation I more In line with that of 1900, as -the complaint then was excessive moisture. The July Report that year showed 73.8 and this year 77. The acreage that year was about 4,')00,000 less than this season. The entire summer appeared to be most unfavorable for cotton, but the season endd with the Galveston disaster. Yet on that condition th commercial crop was nearly w.mj.w. the -present area arc t.w wt r condition and the tame production oti lint per acre as in 1W0. ttie PrM,nt crop would be 12.000.000 bales. Thert is, therefore, -no more reason -for e-; timating the crop 10,000,000 bales ott July 1 following -ih production of 13QJ than there is in calling the crop 12.- 000,000 bales TOI llih To those who follow the growtn oc, t nl.tnn we n as the speculative July report of 1900. giving the . condition 75.8, may be of interest: . "Not only was the condition of July as a whole the lowest -on record, out Florida. Alabama ana -uis issinpi it was the lowest in tne enii.e period of thirty-four years, for which records are available, excessive drowning out the crop and followed o an extraordinary growth of smite end weeds, are reported from nearly every state. ... "The gravity or tne situation, n asd by the general j greatly .mere. scarcity of-labor." - -4tV During the week of July 5 that year the weekly weather' report stated that the weather was very unfavorable fofr cotton This week the weather report stated-that the crop had improved. Comparing prent conditions' wit-l 100 it is not unnatural that conserva tive interests should regard July croi estimates with considerable -amaze- Heretofore u nas amays !w,,lt matter lO KUs mo I v.V(irrber and many a cotton ma mied the crop by 500,000 bales 8 ' ag MarCh the following year. The- of he m3tter is the cotton market ' . w awa ' -
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